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Ministry of Defence
MISSION SAGAR
Mission Sagar is India’s initiative to assist countries in the Indian Ocean Littoral states during COVID-19 pandemic. Under Mission Sagar, Indian Navy has deployed ships to 15 Friendly Foreign Countries. These deployments spanned over 215 days at sea, have delivered a cumulative assistance of more than 3,000 MT of food aid, over 300 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen, 900 Oxygen Concentrators and 20 ISO containers. Whilst undertaking, these missions Indian Naval ships have traversed a cumulative distance of close to 40,000 nm.
The Indian Navy ships provided rescue, medical care and relief to around 3,500 people in the city of Beira, Mozambique, post Cyclone IDAI. To sustain HADR operations and continue efforts to help the affected people in Mozambique, another Indian Naval ship, INS MAGAR loaded with suitable relief material handed over 250 MT of rice and 500 kgs of epidemic medicines for the affected population at Beira, Mozambique in April 2019. INS Kesari also delivered 500 MT of food aid to Mozambique in December 2021. Below are the details:
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May 2020
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Maldives,
Mauritius,
Madagascar,
Comoros and
Seychelles
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Medical teams, medicines and 580 tons of food aid
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October 2020
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Djibouti,
Eritrea,
Sudan and
South Sudan
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270 tons of food aid
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December 2020
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Vietnam and
Cambodia
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HADR aid, amounting to 15 tons each
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March 2021
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Comoros and
Madagascar
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1000 Tons of rice each
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August 2021
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Indonesia,
Thailand and
Vietnam
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Indonesia – 100 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen , 300 Oxygen concentrator
Thailand – 300 Oxygen Cylinders
Vietnam – 100 MT LMO, 05 ISO containers & 300 Oxygen concentrators.
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August 2021
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Sri Lanka
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100 MT LMO & 05 ISO containers
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September 2021
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Bangladesh
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02 Mobile Oxygen Plants
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December 2021
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Mozambique
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500 tons of Food Aid
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri Sanjay Seth in Rajya Sabha on February 07, 2022.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Notification regarding Amendment in Rule 50 of the CMVR, 1989
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide GSR 104 dated 11.02.2020 had amended rule 50 of CMVR, 1989 which prescribed as under:-
“ the plate shall be fastened with non-removable / non- reusable snap lock fitting system on rear of the vehicle;The license plates with all the above specifications and the specified registrations for a new vehicle shall be issued by the registering authority or vehicle manufacturers and their dealers and for existing old registered vehicle shall be issued by registering authority or vehicle manufacturers and their dealers or by the approved licence plate manufacturers or their dealers. The Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi or any agency authorised under rule 126 shall approve the security registration as per the provisions of this rule.”
However, in rule 50, there was no specific mention about State Government. Hence, it was being misinterpreted that for the existing old registered vehicles license plates can also be issued by any approved license plate manufacturers or their dealers.
To clarify this, MoRTH vide G.S.R. 640 dated 18th August, 2022 has amended rule 50 of CMVR, 1989 and the words “approved licence plate manufacturers or their dealers” have been substituted by the words “licence plate manufacturers or their dealers approved by the State/UT Government Administration”.
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Ministry of Defence
‘DHANUSH' GUNS HANDED OVER TO THE ARMY
Kolkata: 08 April 2019
The first six “Dhanush” Guns were handed over to the Indian Army at a ceremony organized at Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur today, on 08 April 2019.
The Guns were flagged off by Shri Saurabh Kumar, Director General Ordnance Factories and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board. Dr Ajay Kumar, IAS and Secretary Defence Production to the Government of India was the Chief Guest on the occasion and the Lt General P.K. Srivastav, Director General of Artillery was the Guest of Honour.. Lt. General R. S. Salaria, Commandant School of Artillery, Major General Manmeet Singh, M.G. Artillery HQ Western Command Chandi Mandir were among others gracing the ceremony.
“Dhanush” 155mm x 45 Calibre modern artillery gun system, developed jointly with the Indian Army and manufactured by the Ordnance Factories received bulk production clearance in February and the initial order of 114 Guns was placed on OFB.
Significant contributions have also been made by DRDO, public sector units such as SAIL and BEL and several private sector firms.
“Dhanush” incorporates the latest features such as an inertial navigation system, an on-board ballistic computer, direct day and night firing system, a modern target acquisition system and a communication system that makes the weapon compatible with the Army’s project “Shakti”.
Weighing less than 13 tonnes, with a high ground clearance of 400 mm, a range of elevation from -3° to 70 ° and an arc of traverse of 60°, “Dhanush” is the most maneuverable artillery system and can be deployed in any terrain.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
PIB, Kolkata observes Hindi Saptah from September, 21 to September 28
Kolkata; September 28, 2021
Press Information Bureau , Kolkata observed Hindi Saptah from September 21 to September 28, 2021 to mark to celebrate Hindi Divas 2021. As part of it, Hindi poetry competition was held today on September 28 to conclude the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Smt. Jane Namchu, Additional Director General, PIB, Kolkata said that the language of a country is a symbol of its culture and national identity. She urged all promote use of practical Hindi in offical work.
Dr. Saroj Bala, Rajbhasha vibhag, Kolkata also addressed the event via video conferencing. Dr. Saroj and Shri Raj Mithulia, senior journalist and Shri Shyamal Bhattacharya, renowned scholar spoke in detail on the importance of Hindi language as mother language and highlighted various aspects of it in our daily life. They said, Hindi is our mother language. We should remove our hesitation to work in Hindi by participating in maximum number in various Hindi competitions organized during the Hindi fortnight celebrated every year during the month of September and take the initiative to do our official work in Hindi on regular basis.
In this Hindi poem competition, the officers and employees of the office participated with unprecedented enthusiasm and gaiety. The mutual competition and dedication of all the contestants were commendable. The winners were encouraged with prizes.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
One District One Product-Districts as Export Hubs  products in Taj Hotel's in-house luxury store, Khazana given ODOP-DEH tags
Tagging intended to strengthen each district’s identity, while giving a greater visibility to these products
Move to further boost market outreach and procurement of handlooms and handicrafts
One District One Product-Districts as Export Hubs  has mapped and tagged the overlapping products in Taj Hotels' in-house luxury store, Khazana. The launch of this initiative was held in New Delhi today.
On the occasion, Smt. Supriya Devasthali, Director, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  visited the ODOP-DEH launch and appreciated the variety of products on display, from across the country.
She highlighted the importance of such engagements for taking the 'viraasat'  to a global level, promoting products under ODOP-DEH, domestically and to international tourists for building global awareness.
A diverse collection of artisanal products representing all parts of the country are available at this store. For instance, the store gives the age-old craft of Chamba Rumal from Himachal Pradesh a contemporary touch by placing them in modern frames, thus preserving the art yet making it a fit for modern decor.
Similarly, the ODOP-DEH tagging was done for a range of products, including Kota Doria from Kota, Rajasthan, Bidriware from Bidar, Karnataka, Pattachitra Sarees from Puri, Odisha, Srikalahasti kalamkari from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh & Jewellery from Surat, Gujarat. The tagging is intended to strengthen each district’s identity, while giving a greater visibility to these products.
ODOP-DEH plans to further this campaign by engaging other such stores that have overlaps with the products under ODOP-DEH in order to boost the morale of artisan and weaver clusters by giving them a larger platform to display their craft and bringing it to the forefront.
The One District One Product – Districts as Export Hubs  programme under the Department of Commerce  and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade , Ministry of Commerce & Industry is aimed at creating sustainable employment at the district level while promoting holistic socio-economic development. The idea is to select, brand, and promote one product from each district of the country.
In pursuance of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi's clarion call on Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and with India’s current G20 Presidency, several initiatives are being undertaken by DPIIT, Government of India.
In addition, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal at the launch of the ODOP-DEH Catalogue, requested every organisation to work in collaboration with the programme. This will help promote the indigenous products from each district of the nation.
Ministry of Coal
8.51% Increase in Coal Production till June, 2023
Focus on Enhancing Domestic Production and eliminating Non-essential Import
No worker is retrenched from the services of Coal companies  on closure of coal mines. Workers are relocated / transferred to other units /establishments for their eﬀective utilization, with providing sufficient training.
Most of the requirement of coal in the country is met through indigenous production / supply. The focus of the Government is on increasing the domestic production of coal and to eliminate non-essential import of coal in the country. In the year 2022-23, coal production increased by 14.77% over the previous year. During the current year till Jun, 2023, domestic coal production has increased over 8.51% compared to the same period of last year. The steps taken by the Government to make the country self-sufficient in the production of coal are as under:
- Regular reviews by Ministry of Coal to expedite the development of coal blocks.
- Enactment of Mines and Minerals  Amendment Act, 2021 for enabling captive mines owners  to sell up to 50% of their annual mineral  production in the open market after meeting the requirement of the end use plant linked with the mine in such manner asmay be prescribed by the Central Government on payment of such additional amount.
- Single Window Clearance portal for the coal sector to speed up the operationalization of coal mines.
- Project Monitoring Unit for handholding of coal block allottees for obtaining various approvals/clearancesfor early operationalizationof coalmines.
- Re-opening of discontinued mines of CIL on revenue sharing basis and operating of mines of CIL through MDO.
- Coal India Limited is adopting Mass Production Technologies  in its Underground  mines, mainly Continuous Miners , wherever feasible. Coal India Limited has also envisaged working large numbers of Highwalls  mines in view of the availability of Abandoned / Discontinued mines. Coal India Limited is also planning large capacity UG mines wherever feasible.
- Inits Opencast  mines, Coal India Limited already has State-of-the-Art technology in its high capacity Excavators, Dumpers and Surface Miners.
- Implementation of digitalization on pilot scale in 7 mega mines of CIL, which shall be replicated further.
- SCCL has planned to produce 75 MT by 2023-24 from the present level of 67 MT. Regular liasioning is being undertaken for grounding of new projects. In addition, progress of activities of new projects and operations of existing projects is being regularly monitored.
This information was given by Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju reviews schemes implemented by the Central Government in Golaghat district
Today, Union Minister of Law and Justice, Mr. Kiren Rijiju attended a review meeting held at conference hall of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate's office in Bokakhat. During the meeting, the Minister took stock of the current status and progress of the central government implemented schemes under various departments of Golaghat district.
In presence of the Central Minister Mr Kiren Rijiju, Dr. P. Uday Pravin, The Deputy Commissioner of Golaghat District demonstrated a PowerPoint presentation regarding the execution and the current status of Jal Jeevan Mission, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, Ayushman Bharat, Atal Amrit Abhiyan, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Scheme, Vidyanjali, Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, etc.
During the meeting, the Minister directed the departmental officers to keep an eye on the real beneficiaries at the grass root level through the schemes and to make them aware of the proper use of the schemes by interacting with the beneficiaries regularly. The Minister expressed satisfaction over the state of implementation and progress of the schemes implemented by the Central Government in Golaghat district.
Today's review meeting was attended by Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, MLA Sarupathar constituency Biswajit Phukan, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Bokakhat Dr Neha Yadav and other officials of the district and sub-divisional administration.
Prior to the review meeting, the Union Minister paid tributes and garlands at the statues of Shaheed Kamala Miri, Shaheed Biju Bauri, Shilpi Aideo Handique, Veerangana Sati Sadhani and Sati Radhika, respectively, in addition to the statue of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in the premises of the office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Bokakhat.
It may be recalled that in the morning the Union Minister of Law and Justice was present at a function held at Central Bihutali in Bokakhat and interacted with the beneficiaries of several ambitious schemes implemented by the Central Government in Golaghat district and took their feedback on the schemes.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Doordarshan to air mega-serial 'Swaraj: Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram ki Samagra Gatha' serial from August 14
Kolkata, August 14, 2022
Doordarshan is going to start telecasting a 75-episode mega-serial ‘Swaraj: Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha’ in Hindi from August 14  in its DD National channel from 9.00 pm to 10.00 pm at night, stated Shri Sudhangshu Ranjan, Additional Director General , Eastern Zone, Doordarshan today. In a press conference, Shri Ranjan also said, this mega-serial will showcase India’s historical journey from 1498, the discovery of Indian sea route by the Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea, Vasco da Gama by way of Cape of Good Hope to 1947 when the country got independence.
The 75-episode serial will be telecasted in DD Bangla in Bengali from August 20, 2022. It is to be mentioned that the ‘Swaraj’ serial was launched on August 5, 2022, in a function at Akashvani Bhavan at New Delhi by Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah in presence of the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and the Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Dr L Murugan.
The serial is being dubbed in nine regional languages along with English. The serial in regional languages other than Bengali- Assamese, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Gujarati will be telecasted on Doordarshan’s regional channels from August 20. Its audio version will also be broadcast on All India Radio as well. The popular film actor, Shri Manoj Joshi, plays a stellar role as the narrator  of the serial. The serial has grand production quality and promises to be a visual treat. It will showcase the unknown stories of a glorious history of India’s freedom struggle and lesser-known tales about our history, stated Shri Ranjan today.
The serial in Hindi will be repeated on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Besides, Doordarshan is also launching four other serials. These include “Jai Bharati”, “Corporate Sarpanch” and “Ye Dil Mange More”. These serials have messages of patriotism and women empowerment and will be telecast at prime time on DD National from Monday to Friday starting from August 15, 2022. Another serial “Suron Ka Eklavya” has high entertainment value as a reality music show and pays tribute to Bappi Lahiri. It will be telecasted on Saturday and Sunday at prime time 8 pm to 9 pm starting from August 14, 2022.
A show “Startup Champions 2.0” is also coming up on DD News and DD National. It will showcase the journey and success of 46 National award winning Startups. It will be on DD News on Saturdays at 9 pm and on Sunday on DD National at 12 noon. The English version of this show will be on DD India every Saturday at 10 pm.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports sanctions 634 athletes to take part in Asian Games
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports  has today sanctioned 634 athletes across 38 sporting disciplines for participation in the upcoming Asian Games, who met the set selection criteria, against the 850 athletes recommended by the Indian Olympic Association .
A total of 572 athletes participated in the last edition of Asian Games in 2018 where India returned with 70 medals including 16 Golds.
Please find the list of athletes below who will be part of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2022.
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Finance Commission
The Fifteenth Finance Commission meets representatives of Trade and Industry in Chhattisgarh
The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh alongwith its Members and senior officials met today with the representatives of the Trade and Industry in Chhattisgarh.
The Commission observed that:
- Growth rate of GSDP  of Chhattisgarh has fluctuated widely from 2012-13 to 2018-19, compared to GDP  of India.
ii) Share of primary, secondary and tertiary sector in GSVA of the State was 44%, 20%, & 36%, respectively, in 2018-19.
iii) In the Ease of Doing Business Rankings, Chhattisgarh was ranked 6th, amongst all states, in 2017.
iv) Major industries in the state are steel, cement, aluminium and mineral products based such as iron, coal and limestone.
There was GST revenue shortfall of Rs. 1,589 crore as compared to the protected revenue of 9 months of 2017-18, which is more than 22% shortfall.
As per State’s Memorandum to the 15th Finance Commission, the key initiatives undertaken by State Government to promote Investment include:
- There exists a single window facility of online application and approval across all departments, with the timeline fixed for disposal of the applications .
- Only online application is allowed for environment & labour related approvals, with the introduction of computerized risk assessment along with reduced inspection requirements.
- Online system for construction permit in Chhattisgarh adjudged as the ‘Best Practice’ in India.
- 1st Commercial Court established in the country in Naya Raipur to expedite commercial cases.
The 15th Finance Commission desired to know the reasons for –
- The sharp dip in the real growth rate of GSDP to 1.8% in 2014-15 & 2.8% in 2015-16 from 10% in 2013-14.
- Shortfall in GST collections compared to protected revenue may be sought.
- The share of agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in GSVA  of the State which has increased from 18% in 2011-12 to 21% in 2018-19.
Representatives of Industries Associations included Confederation of Indian Industries/ Goel TMT, Sarda Group, Hira Group, BSBK Group, Urla Industries Association, LaghuUdyog Bharti, Sunpack Industries, Chhattisgarh Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association, G R Mines and Minerals/ CG Steel Chamber and Chhatisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
The Commission noted all the concerns highlighted by the representatives of the Chhattisgarh Trade and Industry and promised to address them in its recommendations to the Central Government.
Ministry of Steel
Steps Taken to Bring down the Prices of Steel
Steel is a deregulated sector where prices are a function of demand and supply, global market conditions, trends in price of raw materials, logistic cost, power, and fuel cost etc. Appropriate measures are taken by the Government keeping in view the market conditions and concerns of both upstream and downstream users. In recent times, Government has taken various steps towards making raw material and steel available at reasonable prices, these include: -
 Reduction in Custom Duty on Semis, Flat and Long products of non-alloy, alloy and stainless steel to 7.5%, in Union Budget 2021-22.
 Extension of exemption in Custom Duty on steel scrap up to 31.3.2023 along with revocation of Anti-Dumping Duties  and Countervailing Duties  on steel products, in Union Budget 2022-23.
 Modifications in tariffs on raw materials of steel and other steel products vide notification dated 21.05.2022 wherein the import duty on Anthracite/Pulverized Coal Injection  Coal, Coke, Semicoke and Ferro-Nickel has been reduced to zero. Export duty on Iron ores/ concentrates and iron ore pellets has been raised to 50% and 45% respectively and 15% export duty has been imposed on pig iron and several steel products.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Steel, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM conducts on-site inspection and reviews ongoing construction work of new Parliament building
Ensure Covid vaccination and monthly health check-ups of all workers engaged at the site: PM
Digital Archive to recognize the contribution of the workers towards the construction of the new Parliament building must be set up: PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conducted on-site inspection and reviewed ongoing construction work of the new Parliament building in the evening of 26th September, 2021.
Prime Minister ascertained the progress of the work being carried out at the site, and laid emphasis on timely completion of the project. He interacted with the workers engaged at the site and also enquired about their well-being. He stressed that they are engaged in a pious and historic work.
Prime Minister instructed that it must be ensured that all the workers engaged at the site are fully vaccinated against Covid. He further asked officials to conduct monthly health check-ups of all workers. He also said that once the construction work is complete, a digital archive for all construction workers engaged at the site must be set-up, which should reflect their personal details including their name, the name of the place they belong to, their picture and should recognize their contribution to the construction work. Further, all workers should also be given a certificate about their role and participation in this endeavour.
The surprise inspection by the Prime Minister was done with minimal security detail. He spent over an hour at the site.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister praises Men's Shooting Team on winning the Bronze Medal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised Men's Shooting Team of Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa on winning the Bronze Medal at Asian Games.
The Prime Minister posted on X;
“Congratulations to our Skeet Men's Shooting Team of Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa on winning the Bronze Medal in the Asian Games. This feat reinforces the spirit of excellence among our athletes.”